Chapter 791： Disadvantaged British army

Naqoura, located in Palestine, is the main point connecting Palestine to Lebanon. It is at the key point of the Lebanese coastal plain to Palestine. Therefore, the second regiment of the British 9th Highland Division was stationed at this point.

Don't underestimate the 9th Division, the division is from the Scottish Highlands, and the quality of its troops is among the best in the UK. In addition, the division was formed by some officers and soldiers from the 51st Highland Division, so it is also the absolute main force in the sequence of the British army in the Middle East.

And by placing an elite force on Nagula, it can be seen that it attaches great importance to this place. Since the regiment has been stationed in Nagula, it has built many fortifications. Although it is not a solid foundation, it will inevitably cost the offensive to take over here.

The subsequent changes in the situation made the garrison feel fortunate. On the third day after the fortification was built, a Romanian army arrived here. Looking at the officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment standing here, they wisely chose to evacuate. This attracted the officers and soldiers of the defending army. cheer. Although they are soldiers, it is incumbent to fight the enemy, but they are willing to be on the battlefield where there is a lot of bullets.

However, although the Romanians temporarily retreated, their dominant navy and air force would not retreat. Is a shell coming from the sea reminding them that the war is always enveloping them.

Of course, the attack from the battleship is only a greeting from time to time. Then the airplane from Romania is like a bald eagle in the sky, you can see it at any time.

From a while ago, Romanian fighters flew over their heads every day, completely ignoring their presence. And also throwing a few bombs from time to time and then flying away is really a headache.

Since then, they have had one more task in Nagula, which is to keep informed of the news of enemy planes flying by. In order to prepare the troops in the rear for air defense.

Therefore, the regiment has another task, which is to observe whether an enemy plane appears in the sky at any time from a high place, and report to the superior immediately as soon as it finds out.

Of course, for the observers, it is more difficult. They are very tiring to observe the enemy aircraft against the sun. Basically, they need to be replaced in one hour.

Of course, their hard work is also worthwhile. After setting up an observation post, the loss rate caused by the Romanian air strikes has dropped a lot.

Although the British army has made various responses, its fundamental air disadvantage cannot be changed. The suppression of fighter performance is an unsolvable problem for the British Air Force in the Middle East.

For this reason, General Longmore, the commander of the Middle East Air Force, sent out several telegrams in a row to inform the current difficulties of the Middle East Air Force and request more new fighter support, otherwise the fall of Suez would become a high probability event.

That’s right, in the opinion of this general, the current situation of Britain in Egypt is very bad. Although the commander-in-chief of the Middle East, General Wavell, is doing his best to collect supplies and troops everywhere, he still cannot reach it in the face of Romania’s offensive.

The reason is very simple, that is, the navy and air forces and the British forces in the Middle East are at an absolute disadvantage. Among them, his own air force can compete with the Spitfire, but nothing else. Can you keep this admiral from being angry? The great guys under him are driving behind the enemy's fighters to fight, causing these great guys to be replaced almost all over again.

That's why he asked the local people to breathe fire to him. He didn't want gladiators, hurricanes, P40, he only wanted to breathe fire.

It's just that his wish is destined to be unfulfilled, because at present Britain needs fire-breathing everywhere. On the French front, only fire-breathing can compete with BF109. As for the French side, only models with backward performance can be used to deal with the German BF109 fleet. But on the front line in Italy, its equipped fighters can fight back and forth with Italian fighters.

Since it is everywhere, what is the production speed of Spitfire?

A very realistic figure is about 150 aircrafts are produced per month. If this figure is a peaceful era, it would be very impressive. But now is wartime, and fighters are shot down and consumed every day. So this figure is not enough. We must know that Romania's most urgently needed HF201 fighter jets are produced every month, and there are even more than 100 RF20 fighter jets. Not to mention that the Spitfire has to deal with the German BF109 fighter.

At present, the British side has discovered this problem and is building and renovating factories to produce more Spitfire fighters. It's just that it takes time to transform and build factories, and neither Germany nor Romania is willing to give the UK this time.

This forced a small number of Spitfire fighters to take on more tasks and kept their pilots fatigued, which in turn resulted in the Spitfire at a disadvantage when fighting the enemy. This cycle of scenes has allowed many people of insight to see the current exhaustion of the British Air Force, and General Longmore is one of them.

So is there any way to solve this problem? There is only one way, and that is to burst production capacity. Continue to let the current pilot die. It will not be relieved until the fire-breathing capacity has exploded. All these are the consequences of the backward production capacity of new equipment, and there is no other way to go.

As for purchasing fighter jets from other countries, it can only be regarded as a means of mitigation. Moreover, his evaluation of the P40 from the United States is not high, and the performance in all aspects is mediocre, which can only be regarded as the second choice for helplessness.

Of course, Langmore, as the commander of the Air Force, does not only ask for the Spitfire from the mainland, he actually did a lot of response. For example, if the fighters are dispersed, and after knowing the route of the attacking aircraft group, the fighters will be arranged to harass the enemy. The first one is the Spitfire, which is responsible for guiding the enemy's **** fighters away, and then the Hurricanes, Gladiators, and P40s will deal with the enemy. bomber.

I have to say that the response is still very effective, and good results have been achieved several times. However, as its opponent, the Romanian Air Force is not stupid After several such tactics, it has more fighters to escort, and at the same time, it is better to drive away the harassing enemy. Too much entanglement with the enemy, but also to ensure that there are fighters escorting the bomber group at all times.

So this also led to the harassment of the British army no longer going smoothly, and its losses are also increasing. After all, Romania has a long-range fighter jet, and its number of aircraft also has an advantage over the British army.

At present, the number of Romanian fighters in Cyprus and Lebanon has reached more than 600, including more than 300 fighters, while the number of British aircraft in the region is only about 500. In addition, the quality of fighters is not as good as Romania’s fighters here are its main fighters. There are only nearly a hundred Spitfires that the United Kingdom can contend with. This is the result of Romania's approach to Suez and the locals grit their teeth.

Since the quantity and quality are incomparable, no matter how much Langmore thinks, it is impossible to deal with the Romanian Air Force. Therefore, the British air disadvantage in the region is unavoidable.

Now that it has an advantage in sea and air, Romania will certainly not ignore it. Next, a battle relying on sea and air advantage is about to begin.

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